Meredith Yates v. Dustin Smith
Plaintiff: MEREDITH ANN YATES and KEVIN WAYNE VANOVER
Defendant: DUSTIN SMITH, Sheriff of Cherokee County, in his individual and official capacities, MITCHELL MORGAN, a/k/a Mitch, Lieutenant, CCSO, in his individual and official capacities, JUSTIN JACOBS, Chief Deputy, CCSO, in his individual and official capacities, THERESA CREASMAN, Cherokee County 911 Communications Manager, in her individual capacity, JENNY WHITESIDE, United States Probation Officer, in her individual capacity, DELY, Deputy, individual, DAVID WILLIAMS, Captain, HUNTER BURRELL, Deputy, PARKER MORGAN, individually and in his official capacity, MATTHEW ROSE, individually and in his official capacity, CALEB STILES, individually and in his official capacity, PAUL LIPOF, individually, JEFF TOMASZEWSKI, individually and in his official capacity, CASEY SMITH, individually and in his official capacity, CHRISTOPHER GREEN, individually and in his official capacity, JOHN AND JANE DOES 1-5, BETTY WEBB, individual, JENNIFER VANOVER, a/k/a J. Vanover, individual, KENNY WEBB, individual, ROBERT LOVINGOOD, individual and RHONDA LOVINGOOD, individual
Case Number: 26-2053
Filed: August 5, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on August 5, 2026. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
August 5, 2026 Filing 4 RECORD requested from Clerk of Court [1002029113]. Due: 08/19/2026. [26-2053] DT [Entered: 08/05/2026 11:42 AM]
August 5, 2026 Filing 3 INFORMAL BRIEFING ORDER filed. Mailed to: Kevin Wayne Vanover, Meredith Ann Yates. [1002029098] Informal Opening Brief due 08/31/2026. Informal response brief, if any: 14 days after informal opening brief served. [26-2053] DT [Entered: 08/05/2026 11:39 AM]
August 5, 2026 Filing 2 FEE NOTICE issued to Kevin Wayne Vanover, Meredith Ann Yates - initial notice. Fee or application to proceed as indigent due 09/04/2026 Originating case number: 1:25-cv-00339-MR. Mailed to: Kevin Wayne Vanover, Meredith Ann Yates. [1002029084] [26-2053] DT [Entered: 08/05/2026 11:36 AM]
August 5, 2026 Filing 1 Case docketed. Originating case number: 1:25-cv-00339-MR. Case manager: DTemu. [1002029082] [26-2053] DT [Entered: 08/05/2026 11:33 AM]

Access additional case information on PACER

Access the Case Summary and Docket Report to access additional information about this case on the U.S. Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.

Search for this case: Meredith Yates v. Dustin Smith
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: MEREDITH ANN YATES
Represented By: Meredith Ann Yates
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: KEVIN WAYNE VANOVER
Represented By: Kevin Wayne Vanover
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: DUSTIN SMITH, Sheriff of Cherokee County, in his individual and official capacities
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: MITCHELL MORGAN, a/k/a Mitch, Lieutenant, CCSO, in his individual and official capacities
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: JUSTIN JACOBS, Chief Deputy, CCSO, in his individual and official capacities
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: THERESA CREASMAN, Cherokee County 911 Communications Manager, in her individual capacity
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: JENNY WHITESIDE, United States Probation Officer, in her individual capacity
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: DELY, Deputy, individual
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: DAVID WILLIAMS, Captain
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: HUNTER BURRELL, Deputy
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: PARKER MORGAN, individually and in his official capacity
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: MATTHEW ROSE, individually and in his official capacity
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: CALEB STILES, individually and in his official capacity
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: PAUL LIPOF, individually
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: JEFF TOMASZEWSKI, individually and in his official capacity
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: CASEY SMITH, individually and in his official capacity
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: CHRISTOPHER GREEN, individually and in his official capacity
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: JOHN AND JANE DOES 1-5
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: BETTY WEBB, individual
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: JENNIFER VANOVER, a/k/a J. Vanover, individual
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: KENNY WEBB, individual
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: ROBERT LOVINGOOD, individual
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: RHONDA LOVINGOOD, individual
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?